Mica RN

Congrats! Which program were you accepted to? I graduated from the FNP program at the University of Washington this year in March. I'm not sure how your curriculum is set up but here is a breakdown of my experience: My first year focused almost completely on the theory courses so working full time was doable. I had many classmates who had families and worked so I had no excuse! I went to part time for my second year, which focused on advanced pharm, pathophysiology, adult and peds mgmt and clinicals. The clinical hours were not as heavy yet. Most working students followed this same plan. Mostly based on advice from alums. Third year I went to per diem. With a ton of clinical hours, seminar, and the capstone or doctoral project I had barely anytime to work (plan on maxing out your credit card!).

Thank you so much! Exactly what I was looking for.

Hello everyone. I landed a great job at the ER I used to work at as an RN. I am the first NP the physician group has hired. Traditionally they've used PAs, but the leadership seemed very eager to bring me in and made me an offer which I could not refuse- great pay/benefits/schedule and I've built great rapport with most of the providers (some will forever remain "difficult to deal with"). I currently work in a retail clinic and find the job very useful in preparation for my transition in terms of managing minor illness/injury. I have some questions for those who have experience practicing as an NP in ER. 1. Would 28 training shifts paired with a MD for 8 hours (1 hour charting) be adequate? Its a self designated level 3 ER and I would be seeing acuity 3-5 (the threes will be light work ups if triaged appropriately!) 2. What supplemental training or resources would you recommend using for reference/preparation? 3. What are the areas you found needed to improve and what were your strong points when you started in the ER? I'll have a great Doc who will be my go to clinician. He asked what areas of emphasis would he like me to focus on if any. I'm weak with Derm and I could always use more practice with procedures. But I'm sure I could use help in a lot more areas. 4. Did you go from being an RN in the ER to a NP in the ER? If so what were the challenges and what was particularly useful for you having that experience? Pretty broad questions and I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to respond. I'm super excited and at the same time nervous because I want to set a good example that NPs belong in the ER contrary to what other clinicians may think. Thank you!

I just graduated with my DNP-FNP. I live in Seattle and there are opportunities for FNPs to apply for residency positions at our local Children's hospital for hospitalist and urgent care positions. I think having your FNP gives you the broadest of options. However it can be difficult to get "enough" pediatric experience during clinical rotations. Even if you did you may never really feel ready! When your ready to look for your dream job that will be the time to find an employer that will support you as a new grad. I'm interviewing for a urgent care fellowship position in a large multi specialty organization next week because I think I will get the variety of experience I want. I had an awesome clinical experience in urgent care during my last quarter. It was a really intense cold/flu season this year so I saw A LOT of newborns/infants/school-age/adolescents. If I was going to be working in a rural area I would want to have my FNP.

I graduated with my ADN in 2 years, finished my BSN ladder program 1.3 years, and I will be starting my DNP-FNP program this fall. The program will take 3 years to complete. The average salary can vary depending on the state where you practice, but most statistics have the median salary at around $97,500. My co-workers are going to call me a Durse when I finish!

I'm starting the FNP track at UW this Fall- anyone else? I'm trying to consider how much I should work while I'm in the program. Can I get some opinions on that? Also what are people here doing with their FNP? I work at a hospital that uses nurse practitioners for just about all of their specialties and it seems like you can be trained into any of them!